We do get a little bit of fall color here in Louisiana. I am grateful for what we get (I need to write more about this place, it is...

One of my favorite metaphors about life is the one of us holding the tension. I think of my grandmother, and my mother, and myself, sewing...

My sister gave these to my daughter as part of her Christmas present. I "kidnapped" them to take their pictures. I like them a l...

This might have been my Christmas card this year. Had I bothered to get it printed out. For years now, my intention has been to ...

It's not my son, but except for the man bun, it could be. He had a similar blue shirt he wore a lot and he was a skateboarder. This g...

When I get to work of a morning (my grandparents used to say "of a morning" and I like the expression), I park in a large parkin...

These posts are what I am coming to consider my "after the storm posts." Sometimes I think none of this is any kind of deal, becau...